Smart Kids Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birmingham for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2014, with 100 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Birmingham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Birmingham from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
B6 5BZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children warmly as they arrive at the setting. They ask how they are feeling today and how they have slept. Staff listen and are responsive to children's care and emotional needs. As a result, staff develop close bonds with children and their families.
Staff speak knowledgably about the children in their care. They know the children well, including their current level of development and what interests them. They use this knowledge to plan for children's next steps. All staff are involved in planning for children's learning. This leads to staff having a good understanding of the learning intentions of the curriculum. For example, staff talk confidently about what they want individual children to learn from an activity. This ensures children make good progress.
The majority of children who attend the setting speak English as an additional language. Staff support children well to develop and use their home language in play and learning. Staff speak over thirty languages between them. This means that children can communicate in their home language at the setting. When a language is not spoken, staff learn key words and phrases to support the child.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve further the teaching methods and available resources and equipment, to ensure they meet children's needs and promote their focus on learning even more n strengthen staff's understanding of how to support children in exploring and developing their own ideas and finding things out for themselves.
- 16 October 2023Good
- 10 February 2023Needs improvement
- 6 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smart Kids Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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